1976 Brownlow Medal

December 2017 December 2017 1976 Brownlow Medal Winner Graham Moss ()48 votes Seven Network 1975 Brownlow Medal 1977 The 1976 Brownlow Medal was the 49th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.AFL Record Season Guide 2009 2009 Lovett, Michael Slattery Media Group Docklands, Victoria 496 978-0-9805162-6-5 Graham Moss of the Essendon Football Club won the medal by polling forty-eight votes during the 1976 VFL season.1976 Brownlow Medal http://afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow1976.html AFL Tables 7 November 2016 The count was the first of two occasions in which the two field umpires independently voted for the best players on the ground under the 3-2-1 system. This meant that the winner of the Brownlow had a higher number of votes than usual. From 1978 onwards, the field umpires conferred after each game and awarded a single set of votes, rather than voting independently. Leading vote-getters Player Votes 1st Graham Moss () 48 2nd Peter Knights () 45 3rd Francis Bourke () 36=4th Gary Dempsey () 28 Greg Wells () Barry Cable ()=7th Ron Alexander () 26 Bruce Nankervis () 9th Garry Wilson () 24 =10th Robert Neal ()Leigh Matthews () 23 References Category:1976 in Australian rules football 1976